CNY 2007

Dunno why this year I got feeling to take so many pictures during CNY. Below are some of them:


Tiny pot of nice blooming flowers.


miao miaaaooooooo


Got a very kilat punya kereta in my porch....spend hours polishing n waxing it.


Night decoration.....took this while preparing for prayers.


Cheery blossom tree.....of course fake wan lah. I made those hanging ang pow fishes...hehehe.


Mum filling up ang pow packets.


The fruits n cakes for prayers.


Preparing the prayer meja.


A view of my garden. Notice the many ang pow fishes...hehehehe.


Dad cleaning the ancestors altar.


Prayer table done d....all the offerings are in place....can pray d.


Sis preparing fruit punch for the CNY party.


All the ingredients for nice homecooked food.


The hasil from the ingredients.


A look at my house.


Sis and aunty arranging the food for the party.


Makan makan.


Quite a lot of people came...mostly relatives.


After makan....its gossip, talking and kepoh time...kekekeke.


Last picture....me kneeling down to wish my aunt Happy CNY n offer her tea. This is tradition.

Main teka teka (#3)

What does Boreal, Mad Rock, La Sportiva, Rock Pillar and Petzl has in common ????

**yawn** sleepy liao **yawn**

Main teka teka (#2)

What does Deuter, Tatonka, NorthFace, Mammut, Karrimor, Osprey, Actrex and High Sierra has in common ???

Ini lagi senang...hehehehe =)

Main teka teka....

What does Mares, Seac Sub, Apollo Sports, Technisub, Cressi-Sub, Scubapro and Zeagle has in common ???

Come on...senang saja ni....hehehehe.

Sudah start ni

haihzzz......sudah start lah ni. What I mean....well...its the weather lor. I remember bout 1 month ago...I read in the papers n it says that due to El-Nino, Selangor is gonna be getting a lot of sunlight so the Menteri Besar ask people to brace urself for water ratioining. Then bout 2 weeks ago...the Jabatan Kaji Cuaca say that, also due to El-Nino.....Selangor will be getting a lot of rain.

So how....wanna listen to who ??? or should we just blame it on El-Nino ???

I think both the menteri besar n jabatan kaji cuaca also ngam.....coz now days damm hot sun in morning n noon...then damm heavy rain in evening n nite. The doctors also damm happy...coz the sudden change of cuaca (1/2 hour is enuf to change from damm hot 'sunny' to damm heavy 'rainy') can cause many people get sick.

Last weekend balik kampung for CNY...wa lau eh...damm hot my kampung. My mum say I lucky d....coz still got bit drizzle in late evening. She say prior to me coming back...it can last bout 5 days without a single drop of rain n the sun will be blaring its mighty ray direct doen to earth.

I wish the rain in KL could lari a bit to my kampung lah.

CNY coming d

Yahoooo...every year, this is the moment I am looking forward too. Well...its becoz got angpow mah....hehehehehe. Actually I always look forward to CNY becoz its the time I get to see my cousins n relatives come together. The atmosphere is just superb....so many people coming together to share stories n laughters.

I remember when I was a kid......playing fire crackers is still legal. On the eve of CNY, dad will hang the long long long red cracker "pau chiong" on the porch and wait for the clock to strike 12 midnite. Then he will burn the cracker with the neighbours n the whole "taman" will have thunderous sound of fire crackers.

Now days its illegal to play fire crackers anymore....but the spirit of CNY is always there. Maybe the celebration is less these days....however the tradition is still well maintained. My sis n me still kneel down n offer tea to our parents on the morning of the 1st day of CNY as an act of seeking forgiveness. I plan to maintain this tradition to my kids next time n them to thier's.

Kacau my cousin...hehehe

I always like to kacau my cousin (Eric)....maybe coz he is the only cousin I have which share the same sex n age with me.

Recently....I was eating at a rest in SS15 with Beckz....then suddenly I saw this chap just came n sit 3 tables away from me. He look damm familiar...n came with a gal I don know is who. Then I tengok betui betui...baru realize its my cousin.

So I pick up my mobile n gave him a call. I pretended dunno where he is n start asking questions...like "mana lu ??", "what r u doin ?", "with whom r u with ?"...etc. Suprisingly he quite honest also ah...din tipu me...ehehehe. Then after makan, I walk to his table n say I saw him earlier lah. He also quite suprise...say I very bad coz kacau him...hehehehehe.

Few days later I was at home n called Eric to inform him of something. As usual...my 1st words to him will be "Mana lu ???"....., immediately his reply is "U mana...cepat keluar..jangan sorok sorok"...kekekeke. At 1st I quite suprise...then I realize that few days ago I baru play a joke on him...so now he tot I am ard n saw him also...hehehehe.

Now think bout it...also feel funny lah. Nice to have a cousin that can kacau kacau ones a while...hehehe.

Dive season gonna start soon......yahoooooooooo

Hmmm...if I remember correctly....the last time I dive was middle Sept last year. Its been almost 6 months now....hmmm....ada sikit miss diving also. Soon the dive season on the East Coast gonna start.

Initially bout the end of last year, I tot I would not get a chance to dive again this year. Initially wanted to do DM training this year also....but then seriously kena reconsider.

The bout the begining of this year...I manage to secure a kerja. This means I will have income to feed my passion d....however now got 1 problem pulak. Now $$$ might have...but time maybe tarak pulak...haihzzzz.

End of March got a trip to Perhentian.....me n Beckz also planning to go for it now. Hopefully our plan jadi lah....seriously we need a diving holiday to kick start the season......

DIVE SEASON GONNA START LIAO LAH............YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2nd encounter with Bank X

My second encounter with Bank X. This time is to make my ATM card n setup my e-banking stuff. I went there at lunch time (since now kerja liao...not much choice)...which I know will have many people wan.

Sampai at the bank....I went to the counter n enquire bout the process. Then realize ini Bank X quite canggih wor...use some smartcard reader to read ur IC n scan ur thumb print for bank acc authentication. Not bad wor...use bio-metric wan.

Then the person gave me a card with a number on it and pointed me to a row of chairs n ask me wait there. Then the counter person will manually call u wan....aiks....what happen to technology d lah.

Anyway the whole process is quite fast.....only the wait is bit frustrating. They manage to issue mt rhe ATM card immediately, which I can use immediately also. The at nite...I kau tim my online banking thingy also d. So overall still ok lah.

Kerja liao

Wah....just realize more than 1 week din post anything in here d....kesian blog. Anyway was bit bz for the past week.....coz kerja d mah. Pagi sampai petang bz kerja...then mlm mau settle personal stuffs, sports n tido. When things are more settle d....will make time to kacau kacau in my blog again...hehehehe.

Anyway...now kerja d, best also. 1st of all the office is in KLCC....level 66 lagi, damm tinggi. First day they ask me no need go so early....come in at 10am, so I tumpang my sis kereta go kerja lah. Left rumah bout 8.45am n reach KLCC at 9.30am...ok lah.

2nd day I pandai pandai.....wanna try take the public transport. I will kena take the bus from my place to KL Sentral, then change to Putra LRT to KLCC. Left home bout 7.15 am n step on the bus bout 7.25am. Suppose to reach office at 8.30am. Then to my horror.....the jam damm kaw jialat lah. Finally after standing in the bus n LRT for so so so so long....I reach office at 9.30am....wa lau eh. Luckily my office not very strict on time in n time out for consultants.

The next day I am posted to client's site at Sec 16 PJ d. Wah...I am thinking..."good good...no need jam to KL d". Now I can wake up bit later n then sit my bike to PJ n reach ard 8.30am.

Quite glad that I started working again. Now I can plan my time better and also make use of it more effective n efficiently. Felt bit useless after sitting at home for so long.

damm damm damm

Yest I went to sign my contract with my new employer....then they ask me to open an acc with Bank X so they can pay my salary to that acc. I asked them whether they take any other bank punya acc or not, they say no.....so I know d...will be damm mafan to deal with Bank X wan.

So today I go to Bank X....the nearest cawangan to my house lah. 1st trip already kena patah balik home to take something....coz this Bank X manyak particular wan....want water bill lah, telephone bill lah, astro bill lah....etc bills to see, then only wanna open the acc wan.

When kau tim bring all the docs n fill the long long form (now digital age lah, why still got such long forms wan)....then wait for them to process. Then when come my turn...the staff check my details n say I got an "inactive" acc with the bank but in other branch. I told them I closed the acc many years ago d....but they say according to the system its not "closed" but its "inactive". Now they kenot open new acc for me, instead I kena go back to the original branch where my "inactive" acc is, and reactivate it. I was thinking...."What the F***......ur system screw up n now I kena ding dong ding dong kasi u all bounce me here n there". Luckily the original branch is still in the Klang Valley.

So lastly I was back at the branch where my so called "inactive" acc is located. Sampai there, I say I wanna reactivate...they check n say its "closed"....what the heck. Ask me to reopen a new one at the branch near my house (the one I just came from), I say kenot coz the other branch say ur system won't allow it coz its "inactive". Then they ask me to wait...n they check check. Finally say my acc is "inactive" n they will reactivate it. Ask me fill forms again....so oklah, I fill n tot its over. Then I submit the forms...they ask me to come back 3 hours later...wa lau eh...I am thinking why they can't do it immediately.

So now I am back home while waiting for my 3 hours to be up. I really damm tu lan with this Bank X d. I dowan to mention name lah...but being able to blog bout it also I happy liao.

Finally.....

Akhirnya....penantian ku selama 6 3/4 bulan berakhir minggu depan. However it will still be project based....6 months saja with chances of renewal. Bit sien when heard its project based contract...but then, better than nothing lah. Finally can plan my other activites such as jungle trekking n diving too d.

If u r wondering what i am talking....well.....I'm gonna start working liao lor.

hehehehe =P

Balik kampung

I balik kampung (Melaka) last weekend...and as usual, nothing much to do. So I visited the Melaka Zoo, which I have not been there since a long long long time d. Took my camera with me n manage to get some nice picture also.


Burung kakak tua.


Rear shot of a deer...hehehehehe.


2 bats (kelawar, not kayu pemukul) hanging on the top of the cage.


This is a Madagascar Lemur....cute little fellow lah.


This is a burung nuri......nice.


Big big lembu with big big horns.


Tiger sleeping....I notice all the tigers in the zoo are sleeping, maybe just only past their lunch time.


Nice beruk.


Malayan porcupine...quite big and also sleeping.

Overall the trip was nice and educational. The zoo is ok lah...., quite big and many displays. However I think it can still improve a lot, especially on the directions. There is just not enuf signboards showing where specific animals are and how to get there.

Watch movie...

I seldom watch movie.....in cinema and also on TV. Suddenly few days ago (Tuesday to be specific)....suddenly feel mau go see movie pulak. So I drag Beckz with me to my favourite cinema (GSC @ Summit USJ) to catch a wayang. The wayang we choose is "Night At The Museum"....have to choose a comedy..else both of us will sleep in cinema later =P

Bout the movie:
Quite nice....very funny too. I like the Easter Island kepala statue...keep on calling Ben Stiller as "Dum Dum"....hehehee. The "Hey, dum dum! Give me gum gum!" phrase really make everyone in the cinema burst in laughter.

Also the miniatures of the cowboys and the romans are funny too. Their leaders Jedediah (acted by Owen Wilson) and Octavius (acted by Steve Coogan) are damm funny...asyik mau gaduh only. The ending part featuring the two characters is really funny....not gonna spoil the story by telling it in my blog. Its kinda funny that Owen Wilson is uncredited in the movie..., though he played a major part in it.

Robin Williams acted well as Theodore Roosevelt (US 26th president). One of the quotes he say which I find very funny is "Dear Lord Larry! Why are you slapping the monkey ?" when he saw Ben Stiller exchanging slaps with a monkey call Dexter.

Not forgetting is the monkey call Dexter.....really funny monkey. I sometimes kinda wonder how those people train these monkeys to be able to act so good.

Overall....nice and funny movie to watch. Enjoyed myself for the whole duration of the show n din slept off too.....hehehehe.

Bunga.....

I was browsing through collections of photos in my PC...and come across these particular ones. Its a series of close-up pics I took of flowers. Below are some nice ones.


Got 1 small bee in the center of the Morning Glory


This is a very close-up pic.....the flower is bout 3 cm away from the lense. Shot using Super Macro mode with manual focusing.


This is a beautiful rose.....the mixture of colour is so nice. It is also quite small, bout 4 cm in diameter.


Nice pink colour rose in full bloom.


The classical red rose.


White rose.


Close-up on a "kuk fah".


Got a very tiny bee in the middle of the "kuk fah".


This "kuk fah" has a very nice colur combination.


This is also a very nice "kuk fah"....total red colour.

All the pics are taken under Macro or Super Macro mode with manual focusing and natural white balance.

The story of the annual Gunung Tahan trip (Episode 1)

WARNING: This blog contains language distinctively classified as broken English (dialeg used is Manglish) which should not be used as guide/copy in any attempt to converse/write in perfectly correct English.

Moral of the warning above: If u wanna read this blog....learn Manglish 1st lah n have respect for it....hehehehe
OK...proceed to the story. See below:


Some people think I 'gila" wan.....some think I "phycho" wan. Some even think I am addicted wan......but whatever they say, nothing is stoping me. Every year without fail.....there is 1 place which I will visit around March - June. This is a place of super duper torture to ur mental n physical fitness. Some go there liao....then come back become totally diff person liao. Well...the place is no other than Gunung Tahan....to all the kuai lou reading...it is known as Mt Tahan.

Some facts bout Gunung Tahan (from Wikipedia - Gunung Tahan):

• Height : 2,187m (7,175ft)


• Location : Tmn Negara Pahang


• Range : Tahan Range


• Coordinates : 4 degrees 38 minutes North, 102 degrees 14 minutes East

Below is the trail map for the 2 routes usually taken to climb Gunung Tahan.


Old/classical route via Kuala Tahan


New route via Merapoh

My 1st trip to this wonderful place is back in March 2003. I remember that time just only after final exam in college. There are around 7 of us in the trip.....if I am not wrong are Riza, Alissa, Shahrif, Chelva, Sameer, Anjela and finally me. I can say that all of us (except Shahrif) is quite new to mountain climbing. We are not really "very" prepared for the trip. Initially wanted to go up via Kuala Tahan....but later change the route to Merapoh coz of cost involved.....nasib baik.

1st day climb....so excited. Jalan jalan jalan for more than 6 hours....then finally realize that is not so fun anymore....hehehehe. My leg feel like jelly d coz very tired.....Chelva backpack (looks more like school bag) koyak.....n Angela n Sameer don't look so good too. Finally reach Camp Kor (1st campsite).....all of us tired like hell.

2nd din start well. Chelva is sick and can't proceed anymore. Sameer and Anjela is also very tired, hence they patah balik to Camp Kor. Finally only left Riza, Shahrif, Alissa and me. 2nd day is also very torturing. First of all coz its the 1st time I kena pass the 3.5kms Permatang - Kubang route....which to me is the more torture part of the whole journey. This section of the route requires us to continuingly climb steps and steps and steps of tree roots (nature ladders) non stop for 3.5kms. Towards the latter end of the 2nd day journey (going up Bkt Botak)...my leg is totally weak. I walk like a zombie....dragging my legs beneath me....forcing myself to move. My feets are also suffering from blisters...coz my shoe is not really suitable. I am mentally and physically exhausted. Finally make it to Bkt Botak bout 6pm.....sat down on the rocks....n took me a while before I can gather enuf strength to get up again...hehehehe.

At nite...it was freaking cold....well maybe coz we din bring enuf thick clothes. All 4 of us slept in an A-tent. We cook our own dinner....Shahrif share with Alissa while I share with Riza. Our guide manage to make nasi kunyit (yellow glutinous rice) and treat us all a meal. We were quite amazed how he is able to prepare such nice food with minimal "tools" n ingredients....but then again, everything taste nice when u r hungry, cold n weak...hehehehe. Din sleep well that nite.

3rd day...woke up very very early to hike another 2.5kms to the peak. This is the moment we are all waiting for......all the tiredness of hiking all the way..just for a short moment...to glimpse the beauty of the sun rising on Peninsula Msia highest mountain. The feeling is just indescribable. As people say..."beautiful things/moments cannot be described"....I felt and saw it at that moment.

After watching the sun rise...we made our way back to Bkt Botak for breakfast....then its all the way back down the way we came up, to Camp Kor. We reach Camp Kor around 5pm. It really feels nice to be able to dip into the clear, cold flowing water at the river beside the campsite. After bathing (we seriously deserve 1)....we cook dinner and chat the nite away. Finally all go tidur.

4th day....keluar hutan lor. Finally...back to civilization. It just took us 4 1/2 hours to come out of the jungle. My feets are full of blisters....all thanks to choosing the wrong pair of shoe for the trip. My shoulder is painful n tired.....result of carrying the heavy backpack for days. My stomach don feel nice....coz not been eating properly for the past 3 days.

Anyway....even after all the torture I been through in this trip, I still go back to Gunung Tahan (without fail) every year. I dunno what attracts me....maybe its the undescribable feeling of achievement, maybe its the sceneries...or maybe its just in my genes to climb mountains.

I still remember my guide asked me this question "Tahun depan nak datang lagi ? (in English: Coming again next year ?)" at the peak of Gunung Tahan....n I answered "Oh tidak (in English: NO)". Looking back.....I have now climbed Gunung Tahan 4 times....hehehehehe...funny lah, kenot explain y also.

Stories and photos (1st trip no digicam yet) from my 2nd trip will be in the "The story of the annual Gunung Tahan trip (Episode 2)" post. Dunno when I will blog it out...but definitely will do.....so look forward for it ya.......especially for the photos...hehehehe

...........to be continued...............

Intro dive.....time to play water

A friend of mine like to make intro dive (Introduction to SCUBA Diving) programme for non-divers ones a while. I happen to join one of his session for fun. Few of my fellow diver friends also decide to come along n have fun in the pool...the result....1 "gila" chaotic n FUN session...hehehehe.


Beckz doin mask removal......she wanna counter her phobia of removing mask underwater


This is Josh........all hail Josh....hail


Eddie and Yvonne getting ready to have FUN....FUN FUN FUN


Beckz practising her buoyancy control.......good good


Josh just grab Yvonne's fins....making her go on a fin retrieval frenzy....kekekeke


Josh looking unpleasant (sick like wanna vomit)....dunno what Yvonne did to him.


eeeee....."sempat" make peace sign "lagi"


hmmmm......I think this is Yvonne...

Overall is such a FUN FUN FUN session......won't mind joining again next time.

Putrajaya @ nite

When I was working in Cyberjaya last time.....there was ones I sent a friend off to KLIA at nite bout 8pm. After sending him off...I go back to Cyberjaya (via ERL Transit) bout 10+pm. On the way....I bypass Putrajaya and the nite scenery there is simply superb.

The government buildings are built in various designs till an architech friend of mine says its a place of "rojak" building designs. Most of the buildings have lights turned on at nite, hence it is quite bright lit during the nite. With less air polution as compared to KL...the sky in Putrajaya is more darker.

Seeing such beautiful scenery.....I made a point to myself that one day I will purposely go there at nite and snap a few "cun" pics. However...those days din materialize......till........today. Below are some pics I manage to capture:


One of the bridges u can find in Putrajaya.


This is a very "cun" building.


Notice the design of the streetlights.....cool ler.


The Palace of Justice.


In my opinion, this is the most coolest n "cun" building in Putrajaya.


Finally....I have managed to go to Putrajaya at nite and snap some pictures. Might do it again next time.....if I suddenly have an urge to go snap some pics of cool buildings again.